Uncharted Territory - The Amazon

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Scampering up rocks and splashing in the waves are child’s play. You crave the unbridled call of the jungle. (Although you’re not quite ready to sacrifice yourself for the expedition.)

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Watch the Amazon Go by From a Glass-Walled Cabin The Amazon, South America

Far as we know, ol’ Teddy did not have a jacuzzi during his time in the Amazon. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy one on the observation deck of your riverboat with luxury charter outfit Aqua Expeditions. The boat is called the Aria and it’ll be your 16-suite homebase after excursions into the rainforest or fishing for piranha — now that sounds like Teddy.

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The Marine TourbillonBY ULYSSE NARDIN

The ultimate expedition-to-exhibition watch, this 100m-rated dive watch is more rugged than meets the eye thanks to the use of silicon (which, unlike metals, is resistant to adverse atmospheric effects) technology throughout. But it’s also a ballroom head-turner, as evidenced by the flying tourbillon at six o’clock: it’s one of the most intricate watch movements that exists, despite weighing less than a gram.